South Dakota governor signs abortion ban
Nearly all operations outlawed in direct challenge to Roe v. Wade
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Updated: 1:43 p.m. ET March 6, 2006
PIERRE, S.D. - Gov. Mike Rounds signed legislation Monday banning almost all abortions in South Dakota, a move designed to directly challenge Roe v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.
Under the new law, to take effect July 1, doctors in South Dakota will face up to five years in prison if they perform an abortion unless they can show the procedure is necessary to save the woman’s life.
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